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Originally Posted by Tom
Cheap headers leak, exspencive headers don't. Headman elite's have 14g tubing and 3/8" flanges, those thing will never warp unless you do somthing very very bad to them. They also use the ball and flange collector, those seem to work very well. They also cost $279 last time I looked for a 78 c10 SB. I have the standerd headmans, and they leak at the collector a little bit no matter what gasket I use. They only cost a little over a $100 too  |
try taking a little advice once in a while, and trying something different. i have said and have seen posted many times to people experiencing header flange leaks to use manifold gaskets rather than header gaskets. i have run Flowtech headers on all of my C10s. they're 79.99 a set at Auto Zone, cheap headers. they also have a 1/4" flange. so accodring to your theory, they should be about as leaky as they get. guess what... i've run manifold gaskets on all of them, and have yet to have a leak, so long as i didnt remove the headers. cheap headers, Fel Pro manifold gaskets, and Mr Gasket headear bolts, or whatever comes with the Flowtech headers. i also run dead soft aluminum collector gaskets. no leaks anywhere for me.